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Agenesis of olfactory bulbs: A forgotten diagnostic indicator of acampomelic campomelic dysplasia.

Marie-Julie DebufValérie BenoitMarie CassartKalina GajewskaNathalie GauquierColombine MeunierAnne RassartIsabelle Maystadt
Published in: Clinical case reports (2019)
Campomelic dysplasia (CD) and its variant acampomelic campomelic dysplasia (ACD) are caused by SOX9 haploinsufficiency. This gene encodes a transcription factor crucial for embryogenesis and primarily expressed in the olfactory bulbs. The detection of agenesis of olfactory bulbs could help establish a prenatal diagnosis of CD or ACD, although prevalence of this sign remains unknown.
Keyphrases
  • transcription factor
  • genome wide identification
  • stem cells
  • risk factors
  • nk cells
  • copy number
  • genome wide
  • gene expression
  • dna methylation
  • real time pcr